LIONS CLUB OF PARK ORCHARDS, INC
Inc Number AOOO2137W
District 201V5
Melbourne, Victoria
Dinner Meeting Minutes:
Held at Kellybrook Winery on Monday 2nd June, 2014 at 7.30pm
KEY UPCOMING EVENTS
 Farmers Market Saturday June 21
 Board Meeting Mon June 30th
 Changeover meeting Friday July 4th at Beau Monde International, East Doncaster
PRESENT: Geoff Bearzatto, Chris Corry, Lyndon Downing, David French, Tim Galbally, Alex Goetzke, Steve
Graham, Terry Grimwade, Norm Hennessy, Graham Hocking, John Hoskins, Alan Lowe, John McMillan,
Jim McDonald, Graeme Macmillan, Mike O’Callaghan, Gerard Ruivenkamp, Ian Southey, Paul Stewart,
Ian Sutton.
APOLOGIES: Ian Abbey, Ian Bennett, Dan Brodrick, Warwick Duncan, Rob Ellis, Leigh Fisher, John Goodwin, Trevor
Habel, Bob Hadley, Paul Kinsey, Kiki Tanousis, Don Taylor, Greg Toomey and Peter Wilson.
MEMBERS GUESTS: John Hoskins welcomed several members’ partners along with family members.
GUEST SPEAKER: Katherine Rose speaking on Genetics in Medicine
CORRESPONDENCE
The Secretary tabled and allocated correspondence, a record of which is appended to these minutes.
PREVIOUS DINNER MEETING MINUTES
Motion to approve the May 2014 Dinner Meeting minutes proposed by John Hoskins, seconded by
Graham Hocking and carried by members.
TREASURY AND FINANCE
 Terry Grimwade (Treasurer Elect) advised the following current account details:
o Admin
$ 991.78
o Activities
$35,486.38 with un-presented cheques outstanding of $7785.17
WELFARE
Ian Sutton, chairman of the newly elected Welfare Committee provided a detailed report on the range of
Welfare fund raising activities of the club, and the various causes to which the club makes donations,
equivalent to $1700 per member for the past 12 months.
Ian sought the support of members for the club to make a donation of $2500 to Lions Club Foundation,
specifically targeted for Humanitarian Relief in the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.
Moved Ian Sutton, seconded Steve Graham. Carried.
The Welfare Committee now has a benchmark against which it will assess whether our club will support any
particular cause: “Will our donation make a tangible difference?”,
and intends committing our club to a major long-term project lasting 2 to 3 years, either in Australia or abroad,
to which we could donate $20,000 to $30,000. Various options are currently under consideration, with any
recommendation to the Board requiring a vote from members.
INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER
David French conducted a ceremony to induct Stephen Scott as a new member of our club, witnessed by
those members present and his sponsor, John Hoskins. Stephen, a Park Orchards resident of 16 years,
is married to Helen, has 2 sons aged 22 and 18, works in the communications industry, and recently featured
as a generous sponsor of the Community Car Rally,. Following tradition, Stephen was introduced to each
member present. Welcome Stephen.
PROJECTS
VW RAFFLE
With Paul Kinsey’s absence, John Hoskins reported that about 20% of tickets have already been sold through
activities of the VW Club, Cystic Fibrosis and Lions members. Chris Corry and John Taurian requested to be
supplied with further raffle books.
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FARMER’S MARKET
John Hoskins reminded members of the next Farmers Market coming up Saturday June 21st. Members will be
emailed with a volunteer roster.
RED SHIELD APPEAL
On behalf of Leigh Fisher, Alan Lowe reported a very successful effort by Lions members in collecting $6300
in four hours between 9.00am and 1.00pm on Saturday, May 24th for donation to the Red Shield Appeal.
David French and Jim McDonald were thanked for working both shifts on the day, plus non-member
volunteers Travers Graham, Mark O’Keeffe and David McNiff for their efforts.
CLUB BBQ TRAILER
Paul Stewart reported on the successful launch of the trailer at the May Farmers Market. Paul thanked John
Hoskins, John Goodwin, and Steve Graham for their support in completing this project, and also a special
thanks to Bob Hadley for his logistical support. As the trailer continues to be used at events, Paul invited
feedback from members with any fine tuning suggestions.
GUEST SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
Katherine Rose (daughter of Gerard and Hazel Ruivenkamp) is employed as Manager of Genetic Counselling
at Monash Medical Centre, and is qualified in post-graduate studies in Genetics and Psychology.
Katherine addressed the subject of Genetics in Medicine, and with the assistance of an informative
Powerpoint presentation, focused on genetic issues that present in Pregnancy, Childhood and Adulthood.
Genetic Counsellors provide patients and their families with:
 Information about genetic conditions
 Support and assistance in accessing support services
 Assist with informed decision making regarding genetic information
The study of Genetics is complex, but provides valuable information for individuals and families around a wide
range of health issues. The Human Genome project conducted from 1990 to 2001 has provided many cures
for genetic conditions, and has led to the study of Genetics as a growing research area in Medicine.
Katherine fielded several questions before being thanked by John Hoskins for her interesting and professional
presentation to our club.
Hazel, Katherine’s mum, expressed her great pride in her daughter’s career in Medicine, a sentiment fully
supported by all present.
GENERAL BUSINESS
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John Hoskins referred to the forthcoming opening of a new bicycle track near Tindals Road on June
22nd as an opportunity to employ the club’s new BBQ trailer as a gesture of thanks to Manningham
Council for their financial support. Steve Graham to circulate an email with details.
Before closure of the meeting, given this was the final regular meeting presided over by our President John
Hoskins, Steve Graham expressed a vote of thanks to John for a very successful year in Lions, a vote that
was warmly endorsed by all members present.
Meeting closed at 10.00pm
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KEY UPCOMING EVENTS
Farmers Market Saturday June 21
Board Meeting Mon June 23rd
Changeover meeting Friday July 4th at Beau Monde International, East Doncaster
NEXT MEETING:
July Dinner meeting is on Monday July 4th at Beau Monde International
This is our Annual Changeover Night and is a Ladies Night.
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Melbourne, Victoria
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Let
In
District 201 V5
Secretary
Questionnaire re: Changes
to Club Rules
Secretary/Boar
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Let
Emai
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In
Lindsay Champion LCIF
Request for Donation
Paul Stewart
In
May Newsletter
All Members
Let
In
LCI
Lillian Kassioras & Jose
Ruiz
Letter of Appreciation
Paul Stewart
Let
In
Lions House Foundation
Request for donation
Paul Stewart
Let
In
Bendigo Bank
Bank Statement
Let
In
Request for Funds
Let
In
Independence Australia
Manningham Concert
Band
Treasurer
Welfare
Committee
Concert Notice
Secretary
Let
Emai
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Emai
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Emai
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In
Salvos Red Shield
Funds Request
Secretary
In
Warrandyte Lions Club
Changeover Dinner Invite
John Hoskins
In
Lions Club Supplies
Toronto Apparel Offer
All Members
In
LCIF
SightFirst Initiative
All Members
Let
In
Bendigo Bank
Account Statement
Treasurer
Let
In
Bendigo Bank
Community Newsletter
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